{"product_id":"tryin-hard-to-mellow-out-9780738864563","title":"Tryin' Hard to Mellow Out","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Emery Arnold\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Xlibris Us\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Xlibris Us\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Form - Essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eTryin  Hard to Mellow Out\u003c\/i\u003e treats serious subjects lightly. If follows from Arnold s notion that people can do serious work exceptionally well best in an atmosphere of fun. Creativity and humor provide that atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriters know that sex and violence are the elements of a good story. Arnold s \u003ci\u003eTryin  Hard\u003c\/i\u003e uses both to communicate—along with satire. His section on \u003ci\u003eChange, Governance, and Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with both as you might expect when politicians are key elements. His section on \u003ci\u003eHelp for Leaders and Followers\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with both when political leaders and news media are featured. \u003ci\u003eIt s a Strange World Today\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with both as the unusual connections between us all are observed. \u003ci\u003eLooking to the Future\u003c\/i\u003e shows the expectation and hope that both sex and violence will continue to be with us in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Arnold has other fun treatments of serious subjects. \u003ci\u003eThe Fallback Position\u003c\/i\u003e \"for Managers and Others Who May Be Fired at a Moment s Notice by an Employer with the Potential to be Completely Unfair, Unreasonable, and Inconsiderate.\" It was written for those in danger of being right-sized, down-sized, and re-organized out of a job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Us","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47590895288471,"sku":"9780738864563","price":1690.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780738864563.webp?v=1774970927","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/tryin-hard-to-mellow-out-9780738864563","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}